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2013-01-10 Government

House Dems say president can raise debt ceiling

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Posted by Fred 2013-01-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [336092 views ] Top

#1 "When I see that the right and means of absolute command are conferred on a people or upon a king, upon an aristocracy or a democracy, a monarchy or republic, I recognize the germ of tyranny, and I journey onwards to a land of more helpful institutions." Alexis de Tocqueville, 1 DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA, at 250 [Arlington House (1965)].

Posted by Besoeker 2013-01-10 04:41|| 2013-01-10 04:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Yes he CAN, But Obama had better NOT.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2013-01-10 10:57|| 2013-01-10 10:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Has anybody ever asked them where it's gonna stop?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2013-01-10 12:22|| 2013-01-10 12:22|| Front Page Top

#4 If O can, and the house dems are all right with it, it therefore follows that house dems are not needed. Clear out their offices and leave.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2013-01-10 12:27|| 2013-01-10 12:27|| Front Page Top

#5 I honestly don't understand Leftoid thinking regarding spending. There was a thread on another board about the Texas budget surplus. Nothing but vicious, pointless, excoriating attacks -- because a state has extra money. I can't even begin to fathom why the Left would regard extra money as hateful, but there it is.

Posted by Menhadden Flinter9357 2013-01-10 12:31|| 2013-01-10 12:31|| Front Page Top

#6 Maybe the Chinese will accept a couple of $1-Trillion coins.....?

Posted by Uncle Phester 2013-01-10 13:29|| 2013-01-10 13:29|| Front Page Top

I can't even begin to fathom why the Left would regard extra money as hateful, but there it is.

1) They want it given to them, 2) They don't want it returned to the people who earned it.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2013-01-10 13:32|| 2013-01-10 13:32|| Front Page Top

#8 I have a 1 trillion dollar note from Zimbabwe. Obama can just use that.

Posted by Iblis 2013-01-10 15:49|| 2013-01-10 15:49|| Front Page Top

#9 I had a few of those as well, but the selfless, philanthropic bastid that I am, I gave them all away.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-01-10 15:53|| 2013-01-10 15:53|| Front Page Top

#10 Drip...

Posted by AlanC 2013-01-10 16:38|| 2013-01-10 16:38|| Front Page Top

#11 It will take US$16.4Trilyuhn, as per the soon-to-be-passe' current official US Debt Limit, for the US just to par, i.e. reach a balanced budget of 0.00 Revenues = 0.00 Debts, + minima another US$5-10.0Trilyuhn just to put something noticeable = positive real, whole numer in the Accounting-Budget heiroglyphics that Archeo-Economists, Budgeteers will read in 2050.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-01-10 22:18|| 2013-01-10 22:18|| Front Page Top

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